Woody Guthrie _I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore_ Homework instructions
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Woody Guthrie: “
I Ain
’t Got No Home in This World Anymore” Music Analysis
instructions
Watch first:
Dust Bowl
Watch first:
Woody Guthrie: The Dust Bowl
Listen to both of these songs:
The Carter Family - "Can't Feel at Home
"
Woody Guthrie:
“
I Ain
’
t Got No Home in This World Anymore
”
(1938
Lyrics for song:
(use for worksheet)
"I Ain't Got no Home in this World
"
Music Power Point
You will be analyzing Woody Guthrie's song for the homework assignment - use the Great
Depression Power Point I went over in class (linked to syllabus/modules
(
Instructions:
Copy and paste the following questions into a Word document and fully answer all
8 questions. Submit through Dropbox. Some answer will require a paragraph (5 + sentences).
Make sure you
fully answer
all the questions and use the information from the lecture
.
College level work is required: fully developed responses, use details, examples, be specific -
expand your answers, engage with what you have learned, and use your knowledge to analyze
the information of the art itself
Instructions: Copy and paste the following questions into a Word document and fully
answer all 8 questions. Submit through Dropbox. Some answer will require a paragraph (5
+ sentences).
Make sure you
fully answer
all the questions and use the information from
the lecture
.
Analyze:
Woody Guthrie: “
I Ain
’t Got No Home in This World Anymore
”
College level work is required: fully developed responses, use details, examples, be specific -
expand your answers, engage with what you have learned, and use your knowledge to analyze
the information of the art itself
1
.
Name of performer or group:
Woody Guthrie
2
.
Date/location of performance or recording:
April 26, May 3, 1940, Camden, New Jersey
3
.
What is the musical form of the song (symphony, cantata, jazz, blues, rock & roll, hip
hop, folk etc):
American Folk
4
.
What are the musical elements of the song? – melody/harmony/rhythm/song
structure/texture/tempo etc – explain them:
The song features a straightforward melody with
repeated notes and an AABB pattern. The line "I ain't got no home in this world anymore" is
repeated throughout the song
.
5
.
Orchestration (what are the instruments used, who are the singers/song writers in the
song):
The guitar, fiddle, and harmonica were the instruments used. Both Woody Guthrie, the
song's author and singer
.
6
.
The style, period, or musical tradition of the song:
The song is of a folk style. The great
depression and the dust bowl were the times when the song was set
.
The
context of the music
– background info on the song itself
7
.
Historical/Social/Religious (you must fully answer these questions):
After hearing the
song by The Carter Family, Guthrie wrote this song. He created it because he disapproved of the
message the Carter family was conveying. He desired to compose a song in honor of those who
were forced to leave their homes
.
8
.
Your response to the song – what you like, what you think, what you feel - "I believe
this art work is successful/not successful because
"
....
I think the song's message, which Guthrie conveyed when he wrote it, is what made this artwork
so successful. He writing a new song as a result of hearing one that discussed how people must
put up with pain
.
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